Japanese Pronouns

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Japanese Pronouns

Learning the Japanese Pronouns displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:

English Pronouns

Japanese Pronouns

Pronouns

daimeishi - 代名詞

I

watashi - 私

you

anata - あなた

he

kare - 彼

she

kanojo - 彼女

we

watashi tachi - 私たち

they

karera - 彼ら

me

watashi wo - 私を

you

anata wo - あなたを

him

kare wo - 彼を

her

kanojo wo - 彼女を

us

watashi tachi wo - 私たちを

them

karera wo - 彼らを

my

watashi no - 私の

your

anata no - あなたの

his

kare no - 彼の

her

kanojo no - 彼女の

our

watashi tachi no - 私たちの

their

karera no - 彼らの

mine

watashi no mono - 私のもの

yours

anata no mono - あなたのもの

his

kare no mono - 彼のもの

hers

kanojo no mono - 彼女のもの

ours

watashi tachi no mono - 私たちのもの

theirs

karera no mono - 彼らのもの

Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Japanese.

List of Pronouns in Japanese

Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.

English Pronouns

Japanese Pronouns

I speak

watashi wa hanashi masu - 私は話します

you speak

anata wa hanashi masu - あなたは話します

he speaks

kare wa hanashi masu - 彼は話します

she speaks

kanojo wa hanashi masu - 彼女は話します

we speak

watashi tachi wa hanashi masu - 私たちは話します

they speak

karera wa hanashi masu - 彼らは話します

give me

watashi ni kudasai - 私にください

anata ni age masu - あなたにあげます

give him

kare ni age masu - 彼にあげます

give her

kanojo ni age masu - 彼女にあげます

give us

watashi tachi ni kudasai - 私たちにください

give them

karera ni age masu - 彼らにあげます

my book

watashi no hon - 私の本

your book

anata no hon - あなたの本

his book

kare no hon - 彼の本

her book

kanojo no hon - 彼女の本

our book

watashi tachi no hon - 私たちの本

their book

karera no hon - 彼らの本

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